Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same [thing] and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.

(Now I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Beyond that I do not know if I baptized anyone else.)

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but wisdom not of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing,

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who [is] from God, in order that we may know the things freely given to us by God,

Now the spiritual [person] discerns all [things], but he himself is judged by no one.

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able [to eat it]. But now you are still not able,

Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, but each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Now if anyone builds upon the foundation [with] gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,

Now I have applied these things, brothers, to myself and Apollos for your sake, in order that in us you may learn not [to go] beyond what is written, lest someone be inflated with pride on behalf of one [person] against the other.

[when we are] slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all [things], until now.

But now I have written to you not to associate with any so-called brother, if he is a sexually immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater or an abusive person or a drunkard or a swindler--with such a person not even to eat.

Food [is] for the stomach, and the stomach for food, but God will abolish {both of them}. Now the body [is] not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Now concerning [the things] about which you wrote: "[It is] good for a man not to touch a woman."

Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows: [It is] good for them if they remain as I [am].

Now to the rest I say--not the Lord--if any brother has an unbelieving wife and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the brother, since otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

Now concerning virgins I do not have a command from the Lord, but I am giving an opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

But I say this, brothers: the time is shortened, that from now on even those who have wives should be as [if they] do not have [wives],

Now I am saying this for your own benefit, not that I may put a restriction on you, but to promote appropriate and devoted service to the Lord without distraction.

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

But this knowledge [is] not in everyone. But some, being accustomed until now to the idol, eat [this food] as food sacrificed to idols, and their conscience, [because it] is weak, is defiled.

Now [if you] sin in this way against the brothers and wound their conscience, which is weak, you sin against Christ.

Now these [things] happened [as] examples for us, so that we should not be desirers of evil [things], just as those also desired [them],

Now these [things] happened to those [people] as an example, but are written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Now I am not speaking about your own conscience, but the [conscience] of the other [person]. For why [is] my freedom judged by another's conscience?

Now I praise you that you remember me [in] all [things], and just as I handed over to you the traditions, you hold fast to [them].

Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit,

But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body just as he wanted.

But now [there are] many members, but one body.

Now the eye is not able to say to the hand, "I do not have need of you," or again, the head to the feet, "I do not have need of you."

Now you are the body of Christ, and members {of it individually},

For now we see through a mirror {indirectly}, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known.

And now these three [things] remain: faith, hope, [and] love. But the greatest of these [is] love.

Now I want you all to speak with tongues, but even more that you may prophesy. The one who prophesies [is] greater than the one who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, in order that the church may receive edification.

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with tongues, how do I benefit you, unless I speak to you either with a revelation or with knowledge or with a prophecy or with a teaching?

Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed to you, which you have also received, in which you also stand,

then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, the majority of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.

Now if Christ is preached as raised up from the dead, how do some among you say that [there] is no resurrection of the dead?

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Now the sting of death [is] sin, and the power of sin [is] the law.

Now concerning the collection for the saints: just as I gave directions about [it] to the churches of Galatia, so you do also.

For I do not want to see you now in passing, for I hope to remain some time with you, if the Lord allows [it].

Now concerning Apollos our brother, I urged him many [times] that he should come to you with the brothers, and he was not at all willing that he should come now, but he will come whenever he has [an] opportunity.

Now I urge you, brothers--you know about the household of Stephanas, that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the ministry for the saints--

Now I rejoice over the arrival of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these make up for your absence,